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paint mixed with wax medium. Through March 31. Call 989-8688.

KAKAWA CHOCOLATE HOUSE, 1050 Paseo de Peralta, an exhibit of vibrant art quilts by the “Sisters of the Cloth,” a group of local fiber artists. Through March 31. Call 982-0388.

KIVA FINE ART, 102 E. Water St. “Holiday Open House Group Show” features artists Yellow-man, David K. John and Roark Griffin. Call 820-7413.

LISA KRISTINE GALLERY, 204 W. San Francisco St., Lisa Kris-tine is a San Francisco-based photographer specializing in images of remote indigenous peoples. Call 820-6330.

LAS COMADRES WOMEN’S GALLERY, Ranchos Trading Post Cafe, 228-A Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Ranchos de Taos. “Feast-ing on Art,” featuring works by Toni George, Helga Hailer, Karen Kerschen, Jeanne Halsey, Mary K. Lyon, Jo Anne Paulk and Gail Russell. Through May 2. Call (575) 737-5323.

LEWALLEN AT ENCANTADO, 198 N.M. 592, Tesuque, pres-ents painting, sculpture, photog-raphy, prints, glass and ceramic art, and fine art jewelry. Call 988-9986.

LEWALLEN GALLERIES, 129 W. Palace Ave. “Hand to Paper,” a mid-winter exhibition of works on paper including lithographs, serigraphs, monotypes, photog-raphy-based mixed media and paintings and drawings in oil, acrylic, watercolor and other media by gallery artists. Through March 29. Call 988-8997.

LOS ALAMOS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, north of Fuller Lodge at Central and Bathtub Row, Los Alamos. “New Mexico Women Making a Difference,” an exhibit of 35 black and white photo-graphs by aj Melnick. Through June 30. Call (505) 662-4493 or (505) 662-6272.

MARION CENTER FOR PHO-TOGRAPHIC ARTS, College of Santa Fe, 1600 St. Michael’s Drive. “The Valley: Six Albuquer-que Photographers” features work by Leigh Anne Langwell, Patrick Nagatani, David Ondrik, Cecilia Portal, Adrienne Salinger and Jeff Willis; curated by David Leigh. Through April 24. Call 473-6341.

KLAUDIA MARR GALLERY, 668 Canyon Road. “Evenly Scattered,” with works by Daniel Peacock, Chris Buzelli, Carolyn Machado, Nigel Grierson, Cathy Fenwick, Gregory Calibey, Rick Monzon and Toby Boothman. Through April 6. Call 988-2100 or visit www.klaudiamarrgallery.com.

MEYER EAST GALLERY, 225 Canyon Road. Peter Burega in “Venturing East: New Works.” Call 983-1657.

THE MISION MUSEUM, Numero Uno Calle de Las Españolas, Plaza de Española, “La Belleza Y La Fe De La Tierra De Dios,” an exhibit featuring retables and photography by Nikki Bustos and acrylics and woodcarving by Chris “Hatch” Flores. Through April 3.

MONROE GALLERY OF PHO-TOGRAPHY, 112 Don Gaspar. “The City of New York,” a survey of more than 60 classic pho-tographs portraying the iconic city as captured by renowned photographers, including Eddie Adams, Margaret Bourke-White, Cornell Capa, Alfred Eisenstaedt and others. Through April 19. Call 992-0800.

MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE, on Museum Hill off Old Santa Fe Trail. “Native Couture: A History of Santa Fe Style, A State of Mind, Fashion, Design.” Through August. Call 476-1273.

MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS & CULTURE, Museum Hill, Camino Lejo off Old Santa Fe Trail, “Spi-der Woman’s Gift: Navajo Weav-ing Traditions: 1850s-1890s.” Ongoing. 476-1269.

MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE, Museum Hill, off Camino Lejo and Old Santa Fe Trail. “Pottery of Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos: Two Pueblos, a river apart; two responses to outside influ-ences,” ceramic masterpieces of Cochiti and Santo Domingo pueblos. Through June 6. Call 476-1269.

MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE, Museum Hill on Camino Lejo, “Native Ameri-can Picture Books of Change.” Through Jan. 2, 2010. Call 476-1269.

MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART, 706 Camino Lejo

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By Anne HillermanFor the Journal

I love this place. From the complimen-

tary chips and salsa to the golden homemade

flan, Mariscos Costa Azul is a class act. The combination of friendly, informed service; a kitchen that knows how to time your order; clean, colorful dining rooms; and a family-friendly price scheme creates happy, steady customers.

I met friends here last week, when Mariscos joined a bevy of other Santa Fe restaurants in a celebration called Angels Night Out. Participating establishments donated 25 percent of the receipts to Kitchen Angels, a long-established nonprofit program that delivers free meals to people with can-cer and other debilitating conditions. The restaurants benefit in return with pos-sible exposure to new clients through Kitchen Angels’ extensive mailing list.

The night we visited, hun-gry folks filled nearly every table in Mariscos’ two color-ful dining rooms. Would the crowd mean slow service? No problema. A hostess seated us, the waitress took our orders and the whole place buzzed with pleasant efficiency.

We started with half a doz-en oysters on the half-shell, fresh and tasty, each with its own lime wedge served on a tray of ice ($7.95). Excellent. Those who enjoy ceviche and other cold seafood cocktails have many other choices here. La Gloria is a dyna-mite combination of oysters, shrimp, octopus and scal-lops in a light marinade of Clamato juice and cilantro tossed with raw cucumber and tiny bits of avocado and tomato. We also enjoyed the fresh tortilla chips that come complimentary, using them to sample the house-made salsa and the creamy avocado dip.

The look of Mariscos reminds me of seafood places along the beach. The walls reverberate in shades

of pink and blue, the table-tops display festive scenes of fish and seaside life. Stuffed toy ocean creatures dangle from the ceiling. If that atmosphere doesn’t cheer you up, the prices ought to. Most entrees are $12.95 or less.

I had the grilled tilapia ($10.95), a big, boneless filet perfectly cooked and amaz-ingly fresh. This simple preparation was exactly what I wanted. The accom-panying steamed rice, thick, hot wedges of fried potatoes and small salad of shredded

iceberg lettuce, avocado and tomato made a good match. (These sides came with all of our entrees.) One of my friends also had tilapia, his prepared in a savory mus-tard sauce and served with an additional side of creamy refried pinto beans finished with a little melted cheese ($12.95). Again, perfection. Thanks to our server for including these two in her recommendations.

The Filete a la Veracru-zana combined heartier flavors and showed another side of the kitchen’s versatil-ity. The boneless filet of red snapper came in a highly seasoned sauce, a combi-nation of sweet and spicy accents in a hearty tomato-jalapeno base. This dish has gumption ($11.95). La

Mariscada Caliente ($12.95), listed as a house specialty, arrived as a giant serving of mixed seafood ––fish, shrimp, scallops, calamari and octopus –– chopped into tiny bits that intermixed fla-vors and textures. Delicious, but it would be good to men-tion on the menu that it is pre-cut. We were expecting a “mixed grill” in an uncut version.

Dessert? The flan, made in-house, is dense with a lovely, slightly burned cara-mel finish. The sensational tres leches cake, from a bakery down the street, was even better — moist, light and yummy from first bite to last (Each $3.95).

Our dinner for four was $64.65 without drinks, tip or tax. And worth every penny.

Great Seafood, Great PricesDining at Mariscos Costa Azul is a great experience from start to finish

EDDIE MOORE/JOURNAL

Jose Ortega owns Mariscos Costa Azul Restaurant in Santa Fe.

Mariscos Costa AzulWHERE: 2875 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe (505) 473-4594

FOOD: Seafood with a Mexican accent. Beer and wine available.

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